KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ New Music America: 1981: A Concert by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

NMA.1981.06.12.3.B

Program Series

New Music America

Program Length

46 mins

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1981-06-12 | broadcast
| 1981-06-12 | created

Description

A live broadcast from the 1981 New Music America Festival, held at the Japan Center Theater in San Francisco, California, featuring a recital by the renowned sarod player, and founder of the Ali Akbar College of Music, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. As with any North Indian classical concert, the music played depended on the time of day as well as the mood and inspiration of the artist. Therefore, the raga and tala of this concert was chosen accordingly, to match the mood of the evening, and was decided upon just prior to the performance. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

World music

Musical Selections

[part two of an evening raga] (14:56)

Performers

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, sarod
Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla
Mary Johnson, tamboura

Subjects

World music
Music -- India
Ragas
Hindustani music
Trios (Sarod, tabla, tambura)

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

New Music America (Festival)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Khan, Ali Akbar, 1922-
Chaudhuri, Swapan
Johnson, Mary